BURKE COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) - The Burke County Sheriff’s Office arrested Susan Jennifer Perez Godbee Wimberly, an employee of CMS, a local manufacturing company based in Italy with operations in Burke County, and her husband, Michael Wimberly, in connection with a complex, years-long embezzlement scheme.

Lieutenant Heather Sims led the investigation, which uncovered that over a four-year span, Susan Wimberly embezzled more than $620,000 from the company.

Through an exhaustive process involving dozens of subpoenas, search warrants, and administrative requests, authorities say Lt. Sims uncovered a sophisticated financial scheme in which the stolen funds were used to fraudulently acquire vehicles, farming equipment, and even a local restaurant.

Recognizing the scope and complexity of the case

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